From May heat to May showers

May 7th, 2013 by Matthew Leach

There’s something tremendously exciting about breaking weather
records, especially when it has to do with temperatures. Think
about it: At no other time in recorded history has the temperature
been as hot in early May was it was over this past weekend. And
this is really saying something, since Seattle has records that go
as far back as the 1800s.

I’m sure you must have heard Seattle and Phoenix tied for the
hottest major U.S. cities Monday, with a high temperature of 87
degrees. Even so, there was at least one point Monday evening when
Seattle was actually the hottest city in the country!

For those of you who have felt slightly uncomfortable with all
the heat, Mother Nature has heard your complaints. In fact, taking
a look at the long range forecast, it might be a while before we
experience such summery heat again.

In the meantime, we have some showery weather on our doorsteps
that could quickly diminish any memory of our heat streak. In the
short term, we’ll see a common theme of morning clouds, afternoon
sunshine and temperatures remaining pretty solidly in the 70s.

That is, until this coming weekend. A series of small systems
will bring periods of rain and cooler temperatures, most notably on
Sunday. High temperatures will cool into the mid to upper 60s,
which is still slightly above our average high temperature for this
time of year.

I’m sure many of us wouldn’t complain too much, though. We’re
not used to prolonged periods of hot weather. Rain is more in our
comfort zone

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